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The local sharemarket followed global markets lower, with the S&P/ASX200 opening as much as 2.5 per cent lower. The day’s trade was a story of the weight of numbers, with every sector barring communication finishing lower, but more companies gaining than falling. The size and scale of weakness in energy and commodities, down 2.1 and…

There are few signs that the global selloff is slowing down, with a weak US lead on Friday contributing to another 1.2 per cent fall on the S&P/ASX200. The threat of higher interest rates and inflation are now been compounded by news that the Chinese government had extended lockdowns in key capital cities potentially adding…

The local market closely followed the global lead with the S&P/ASX200 experiencing its worst session since Russia invaded Ukraine. All 11 sectors of the market were lower with technology and real estate the hardest hit, down 4.5 and 3.4 per cent for the day, whilst consumer staples naturally outperformed, falling just 0.2 per cent behind…

The Australian share market followed Wall Street on Thursday, sharing the American market’s optimism that the Federal Reserve could tame inflation without triggering a recession. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index finished Thursday up 60 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 7,364.7, while the broader S&P/All Ordinaries gauge rose 74.4 points, or just under 1 per…

The first day of a new interest-rate environment was a slight downer for the Australian share market, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 easing 11.5 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 7304.7 points. The gauge has lost 1.8 per cent this week, to be down 1.9 per cent since the start of the year.  The S&P/All…

The first interest rate hike in Australia in 11-and-a-half years took centre stage on the Australian markets yesterday. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points, or 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.35 per cent, and signalled that more rate rises were ahead, as the central bank seeks…

The local sharemarket followed a weak global lead, falling 0.8 per cent on Wednesday but with the fear spreading to broader sectors of the market. In the opposite to yesterday’s trade, energy and utilities outperformed gaining 1 and 0.6 per cent respectively, with the materials sector also benefitting from a breather on Chinese selling. Whitehaven…

News that Beijing was set to follow Shanghai into massive lockdowns to avert the threat of Omicron sent global share markets into a shockwave in this shortened week. The S&P/ASX200 fell another 2.1 per cent with every sector lower, led by the materials and energy sectors which fell 5.1 and 4 per cent respectively. The…

It was another positive day for the local sharemarket with retreating bond yields and more positive stock-specific news sending the S&P/ASX200 another 0.3 per cent higher. In a surprising turn, both the materials and technology sectors underperformed, down 2.6 and 1.6 per cent respectively, while the real estate and industrial sectors added over 2 per…

The shortened week has begun positively with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.6 per cent despite lower-than-normal volumes. The release of the RBA’s policy meeting minutes dominated the conversation with commentary around the proximity of rate hikes now suggesting they will come sooner rather than later. The result was the perceived ‘inflation hedges’ within the market outperforming,…